ONE Card

All faculty, staff, and students are required to have a Catawba ONE Card. In addition to acting as a picture identification card for members of the campus community, the ONE card allows students, faculty, and staff to:

How to Get a CardONE Cards are created in the campus card office which is located in the Student Affairs Office, Cannon Student Center. You can either drop by the Student Affairs Office between 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday to have a card made, or you can schedule an appointment by calling the Student Affairs Office at (704) 637-4410.

How Does the ONE Card Work?The ONE Card is an optional way for students, faculty, and staff to manage their expenses while at Catawba. It acts like a gift card or pre-paid debit card.

Monies credited to the card can be divided across three funds, namely the General Fund, the Bookstore Fund, and the Dining Services Fund. You may add money to any or all of these funds. The following table summarizes the key aspects of each of the three different ONE Card funds.

GENERAL FUND

Where it can be used

Anywhere the ONE Card is accepted: Currently, this is the campus Bookstore, campus Dining Services, local merchants participating in the ONE Card program, and a copier located in the campus Library. In the future, it may include campus printers, additional copiers, vending, and other campus activities.

NOTE: Students must purchase clothing, food, drinks, medicine, etc. from the Bookstore using their ONE Card: General Fund.

The refunded balance is first transferred to your student account, and then any credit balance on your student account may be refunded as provided by the policies of the Catawba Business Office.

Any unused balance at the end of each term is automatically transferred to your student account, and then any credit balance on your student account may be refunded as provided by the policies of the Catawba Business Office.

BOOKSTORE FUND

Where it can be used

Campus Bookstore: Students can use their ONE Card: Bookstore Fund to purchase books, supplies, and materials related to books, as well as any rental of books, pencils, pens, paper, computer products, etc.

NOTE: Other items in the Bookstore must be purchased using the ONE Card: General Fund.

How money is added

All of the ways money can be added to the General fund, plus:An advance of any expected credit balance on your student account (up to the limit specified by the Catawba Business Office – currently $700 per term). **

This advance is now automatically transferred from your student account to the Bookstore Fund. Select on the link below for more details.

Refund policy of unused money

Same as the General Fund, except that:An automated return of unused money in the Bookstore Fund to your student account will occur after the normal period to buy books has ended. The return will consist of any money that was transferred from an "expected" credit balance on your student account (as opposed to extra money that you added directly to your Bookstore Fund). Any credit balance on your student account as a result of this return may be refunded as provided by the policies of the Catawba Business Office.

Campus Dining Services NOTE: Money added to this fund is in addition to the board plan that is part of the"Room and Board" charges paid by students living on campus.

How money is added

All of the ways money can be added to the General fund, plus:

Cash, checks, or credit card in person at the campus Dining Services

Credit card by phone with the campus Dining Services

Refund policy of unused money

No refunds.

The Dining Service fund is administered by Chartwells, and it is their policy to not refund money applied to the Dining Services Fund. Therefore, Catawba College recommends either adding small increments of money periodically over the school term, or using the General Fund. More details »

(Note: if you are a ONE Card cardholder wanting to add money to one of your ONE Card funds, you have to do so through the ONE Card eMarketplace. To access the ONE Card eMarketplace, login to CatLink and select on the "ONE Card eMarketplace" link located on the Home tab.)

Questions?Please see our FAQs page for a list of common questions about the Catawba ONE Card. For all other questions and concerns regarding the Catawba ONE Card, contact the Catawba College Student Affairs Office at (704) 637-4410.